depends how picky you are buying a gun you have not seen. you can get burned. on the other hand I have boght two on GB and got great deals. but this was before the great panic of 2012

Yeah, that's what I am trying to get around! I have seen some online but the majority won't ship to CA. Looking for a G19, but can't seem to find a decent price on one. LGS said I can order one, but it will be a +/- 3 month wait. May order one and wait...maybe it won't be a big hit if I can make payments.